Three general orders, all dating from the end of the Civil War, addressing the future employments of newly emancipated slaves.

by Gen. R. S. Davis, Gen. Theodore Read, Gen

$4,500 · Offered by James Arsenault & Company

Virginia, 22 February 1865, 18 March 1865, 25 April 1865. A total of 3 leaves, 8” x 5”, 3.5 pp. CONDITION: Very good, soft vertical folds at centers, occasional very light spotting. Three general orders issued by officers of the Department of Virginia, Army of the James addressing “matters relating to Negro Affairs,” particularly employment, in the wake of emancipation.

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